Never took a L, still fresh without the double X

Lyric Meaning

Even without XXL magazine behind the Flatbush Zombies, they are still making “fresh” music.

(On a funny and maybe ironic note, BetterOffDead received only a single “X” in XXL’s review of the mixtape, coming shy of the “XXL” top rating. As fans can see, however, they truly did stay “fresh without the double X”)

An “L” is slang for “loss”, most commonly used as in being rejected by a woman. Erick is probably just letting y'all know he has no troubles with the women, never taken a loss.

He also subtly contrasts marijuana and alcohol: an “L” is New Yorker slang for a blunt, and XX could refer to Dos Equis tequila. X’s are also commonly used in cartoons to label jugs of alcohol.

It is a common argument among supporters of cannabis legalization that marijuana is much less harmful on society and the human body than alcohol, and Erick implies that he agrees with this sentiment.

There is additional wordplay on the shirt sizes of large and double extra-large, represented by L and XXL, respectively.